diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-node-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/test-node-sdk.yml
index b19f706378..b4dc9594a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-node-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-node-sdk.yml
@@ -414,13 +414,17 @@ jobs:
           console.log(`SDK cache dir: ${cacheDir}`);
           console.log(`Config written to: ${configPath}`);
 
+      # The key carries the consumer: bootstrap:desktop pre-downloads a strict
+      # superset of bootstrap:electron, so a shared key let whichever consumer
+      # bootstrapped first pin the entry to its own set, and the other consumer
+      # then re-downloaded the difference on every run without ever saving it.
       - name: Restore models cache
         id: models-cache
         if: inputs.consumer != 'snap' && inputs.cache-models != false
         uses: actions/cache/restore@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # 5.0.4
         with:
           path: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/.qvac-cache
-          key: qvac-models-${{ hashFiles('packages/sdk/models/registry/models.ts') }}
+          key: qvac-models-${{ inputs.consumer }}-${{ hashFiles('packages/inference/src/models/registry/models.ts') }}
           enableCrossOsArchive: true
 
       - name: Bootstrap (download models)
@@ -435,7 +439,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache/save@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # 5.0.4
         with:
           path: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/.qvac-cache
-          key: qvac-models-${{ hashFiles('packages/sdk/models/registry/models.ts') }}
+          key: qvac-models-${{ inputs.consumer }}-${{ hashFiles('packages/inference/src/models/registry/models.ts') }}
           enableCrossOsArchive: true
 
       - name: Build Electron package
@@ -564,7 +568,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache/restore@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # 5.0.4
         with:
           path: ~/snap/qvac-sdk-e2e/common/.qvac/models
-          key: qvac-snap-models-${{ hashFiles('packages/sdk/models/registry/models.ts') }}
+          key: qvac-snap-models-${{ hashFiles('packages/inference/src/models/registry/models.ts') }}
 
       - name: Bootstrap models inside Snap
         if: inputs.consumer == 'snap' && steps.snap-model-requirements.outputs.required == 'true' && steps.snap-models-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -580,7 +584,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache/save@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # 5.0.4
         with:
           path: ~/snap/qvac-sdk-e2e/common/.qvac/models
-          key: qvac-snap-models-${{ hashFiles('packages/sdk/models/registry/models.ts') }}
+          key: qvac-snap-models-${{ hashFiles('packages/inference/src/models/registry/models.ts') }}
 
       - name: Generate runId
         if: always()